Lived experiences of “invisibilized” slum and informal settlement populations: Climate change impacts, adaptation, and the way forward for slum transformation
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Sayed Mohammad Nazim Uddin, Asian University for Women
Summary:
Climate change disproportionately affects the urban poor, particularly those living in informal settlements that are excluded from protective infrastructure and planning systems. This study investigates how vulnerabilities manifest in two urban contexts in Bangladesh: Chattogram, where residents face recurrent flooding and infrastructural breakdowns, and Cox’s Bazar, where climate migrants from Kutubdia Island endure catastrophic cyclones, tidal surges, and salinity intrusion.
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This research was part of a multi-country research initiative led by the Global Disaster Preparedness Center of the American Red Cross. Access all final publications here.